Acknowledging the valuable contributions of immigrants to the United States of America and the World, one day at a time for an entire year.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Lucia Peka

Country of origin: Latvia

Lucia Peka (March 30, 1912 - August 13, 1991) was a Latvian-American Artist. Born in Latvia, she became part of the Diaspora of artists who fled Latvia during World War II, and eventually settled in the United States where she was a successful painter of landscapes, figures, and still life for almost 50 years. A touring gallery collection is currently (2010-2011) exhibiting a small collection of Peka oil paintings along with other Latvian Displaced Persons of the mid 20th century.